COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WATER RESOURCES PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5147 WATER RESOURCES PLANNING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKAY BARAN

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

This course provides an introduction to the planning, design, and operation of water resources systems, with emphasis on technical tools and data available to analysts. The application of statistical analysis and mathematical simulation and optimization models will be covered. The interface between technical analysis and policy making will also be discussed, along with some regional and international case studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to collect, interpret, apply, and evaluate the data.
2   To be able to solve the problems by using appropriate research methods.
3   To be able to have a critical approach to the gained knowledge and skills at the level of his expertise field.
4   To be able to have a systematic way to export the current developments and his/her work to the groups in and out of the field as written, oral and visual communication effectively.
5   To be able to gain high-level skills in using research methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course overview
2 Economics review; benefit-cost analysis
3 Environmental economics
4 Systems analysis
5 Linear programming
6 Watershed management models
7 Groundwater systems
8 Urban storm water management systems
9 Water distribution systems
10 Hydropower systems
11 Irrigation systems
12 Midterm exam
13 Water demand forecasting & management
14 Projects view

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Hydrosystems Engineering and Management, by L.W. Mays and Y.-K. Tung, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1992; Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings, Stavins RH, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012;
Water Resource Systems Planning & Analysis, Loucks DP et al., Prentice Hall, 1981;
Water Resource Systems Planning & Analysis, Jain SK and Singh VP, Elsevier, 2003
Water Resources Management: Principles, Regulations, and Cases, , Grigg NS, Mc- Hill, 1996

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture + Assignment + Translation + Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1 and LO 2 : Mid Term and Final Exam
LO 3 and LO 4: Assignment and Presentation
LO 5: Final Exam and Presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkay.baran@deu.edu.tr, 0.232.3017030

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 42 1 42
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing presentations 1 16 16
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1332
LO.2332
LO.3332
LO.4332
LO.5332

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